Malignant mesothelioma: A comparison of biopsy and postmortem material by light microscopy and immunohistochemistry

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 766-770

  Roberts, F ^a   McCall, A E ^b   Burnett, R A ^b  

^a VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant mesothelioma; Necropsy

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; HERMES ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN P53; THROMBOMODULIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROSCOPY; PLEURA BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0034804358     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.10.766     Document Type: Article

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